Shoulder Pain Information Center

Shoulder joint is one of the important and most complex joint in our body. Pain in the shoulder joint can be due to any injury/trauma or due to any medical condition of the shoulder joint. The structure of the shoulder joint is such that it helps in mobility of the arms and body more than stabilizing them. Due to its mobile nature, the shoulder joint is at a higher risk for injuries, which result in shoulder pain. There are other causes for shoulder pain also, such as medical conditions involving the shoulder joint, bones, muscles and soft tissues surrounding the shoulder joint. Any problems with the nerves supplying the shoulder joint region may also cause pain in the shoulder joint.

We have covered all these aspects and more in our SHOULDER PAIN INFORMATION CENTER. You will find all the answers to all the questions which you have regarding shoulder pain. Given below is a summary of what you can find in our section. To read in more detail, please click on the left side menu on SHOULDER PAIN INFORMATION CENTER.

To read more about all these procedures and treatment methods, please refer to the left side menu under the topic "Treatment for Shoulder Joint Pain: Conservative, Medications, PT, Surgery," in our SHOULDER PAIN INFORMATION CENTER.

Shoulder pain comes with many associated symptoms, such as weakness, swelling, redness, stiffness etc. To diagnose what is causing the shoulder pain, there are a wide array of investigations and physical exams such as:

X-Ray of Shoulder Joint

MRI of Shoulder Joint

CAT scan of Shoulder Joint

Ultrasound for Shoulder Joint

Electromyogram (EMG)

Arthrogram for Shoulder Joint

Arthroscopy of Shoulder Joint

To learn more about them, please refer to the left side menu under our "SHOULDER PAIN INFORMATION CENTER."

Shoulder joint is one of the biggest joint in the human body. It can get hurt or injured due to various reasons. Understanding the shoulder joint better and its associated Cartilages, Ligaments, Muscles, Tendons will help us in understanding the cause and nature of the pain and how to deal with the shoulder pain.

Shoulder Joint comprises of 2 other joints:

Glenohumeral Joint.

Acromioclavicular Joint.

Cartilages of Shoulder Joint include:

Articular Cartilage

The Shoulder Labrum

Ligaments help in joining the bones and keeping the bones in place. The different ligaments of Shoulder Joint are:

Coraco-humeral Ligament

Glenohumeral Ligament

Glenohumeral Ligament

Coraco-acromial Ligament (CAL)

Transverse Humeral Ligament (THL)

There are many muscles which support the shoulder joint and help with the joint movement. Given below are 7 muscles which support the shoulder joint:

Supraspinatus Muscle

Infraspinatus Muscle

Teres Minor Muscle

Subscapularis Muscle

Serratus anterior Muscle

Subclavius Muscle

Deltoid Muscle

For more information on shoulder joint and its Skeletal System, Cartilages, Ligaments, Muscles, Tendons, please read under our SHOULDER PAIN INFORMATION CENTER on the left side menu.

Adhesive capsulitis is also known as frozen shoulder syndrome. Symptoms include: Inflammation, scarring and contracture of the connective tissue surrounding the shoulder joint. This causes a lot of shoulder pain and loss of shoulder range of motion. The causes of adhesive capsulitis include: Injury to the shoulder, overuse of the shoulder, bad posture, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, cervical disc disease and auto-immune disease. There are 2 types of adhesive capsulitis: Primary Adhesive Capsulitis and Secondary Adhesive Capsulitis. Symptoms of adhesive capsulitis are: worsening pain during movements, stiffness in the shoulder, neck, upper back and arm and muscle wasting. Treatment comprises of rest, NSAIDS, corticosteroid injections, shoulder manipulations and very rarely surgery.

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